Mason's Guide (1876) - Arreton

ARRETON, a parish in the liberty of East Medina, in the Isle of Wight and county of Southampton, 3 miles to the S.E. of Newport, its post town, and 8 S.W. of Ryde. The village, which consists of a long straggling street and some widely scattered farms is situated on the south side of a lofty down, on which are some large barrows, where Roman armour has been lately discovered. The hamlet of Biddlesford is included in this parish The living Arreton is situated in a fertile and highly cultivated district. It is a long straggling, yet pretty village, and has an additional interest as having been given such celebrity. The place of her abode stands on the south side of the road. Arreton church, dedicated to St. George, is and old edifice, with a large embattled tower. In it are several mural tablets: in the aisle is a flat tomb inlaid with the effigy of a warrior, with his feet on a lion; and on an adjacent pillar is a wooden tablet, recording in doggeral verse the good deeds of a benefactor to the parish; here also, in a desk erected for that purpose, is kept a copy of "Foxe's Acts and Monuments", 9th ed., 1631. In the churchyard are deposited the remains of Elizabeth Wallbridge, the"Dairyman's Daughter", whose epitaph is universally known.

[Description(s) from Mason's Guide to the Isle of Wight (1876)]